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s. H. l@TUPAKOFF ET AL 2,392,427

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' LATHE Filed Deo. 9, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Jan. 8, 1946 UNITED STAT ES FFI'CE y LATH y Seinen' Stu'paloff, Latrobe, and awson E. Stark, Greensburg, Pa., assignorsl to Stupakolf Gerarnic & Manufacturing Co., Latrobe, Pa., a corporation of* Pennsylvania; Application oooiober 9, 1942, serial No. 468,411

This invention is for an improvement in turning and threading lathes and-is for a lathe especially designedV and intended for use inV the manufacture of non-metallicy coil forms, as for example, coil forms made of ceramic composition, as steatitefporcelain.-

Various types` of radio equipment require insulating cores or forms about which wire is Wrapped to form an-inductance. Extreme accuracy is required in such devices. The surface of the core or form is threaded to'receive-the confvolutions of wire and hold them in fixed spaced relation. The forms must be'of Aa predetermined xed diameter which must be adhered t'o-within Very close tolerances and they must `be of pre'- determined 1ength;. In some cases it is necessary that the ,core be frusto-conical in` shape or that a portion of it at least be tapered;

The present invention has for its primary object to provide a lathe especially intended for performing this kind of work. Thelathe isidesigned sof that the work piece can-bef quickly and rapidly mounted thereon, the necessary operations performed, and the piece easily removed. :Moreoven the lathe is of such construction that the necessary operations' can be quickly and rapidly carried outk by unskilled operators. ProvisionV is 4niade whereby the thread-cutting .operation will begin; at a predetermined' point andi terminate at another predetermined point. Provision' is" also made wherebyV the' partv may' bevery quicklyI and rapidly reduced to' itsV desired diameter or oon'- tour and' cut oil to length, th arrangement being such that the cuttingoli eperation cari only be performed atpredet'erminedderitpints. 'his prevents the operator" from? spoiling the oioe by cuttingfitthe wrng place;

r.the invention may be' more fully' understood ty reference totheaccompanyi'nig drauf!ing'sl in'which Figure 41 is a' front elevation of the lathe em. bodying our invention;

ifigu're 2 is a topfplan view ofthe lathe siowni Figure 1'; l

Figure 3 isan end View;

Avrigore i is a' detailed' yi'ewi front aeration the operation f thread cutting on the core plece Fin 4ure 5 is a transverseverticalsection'n the plane ofh line yV--V of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a vertical section in the plane of line VI--V I of Figure 4;

Figure 'l is a detailed: View, partly in; section andv partly ymY elevation-,lof `one formi of chuck f or holding the work piece; and

Figure 8 is a View similar te Figure 'l showing the 4chuck expanded Within the work piece.

Referring to the drawings, the latheis provided with al'bed plate 2 on which is' mounted a headstock 3 having. spaced bearings 4' and 5 for a shaft 6. On the shaft 6 between the two bearins 4 and 5 isV a drive pulley T. The left-hand end' of the shaft 6, as viewed in Figures 1, 2 and 4, .overhangs beyondthe endV of the bed and' isfprevided with a removable guide or'ternplet 8, which' 'teniplet is the exa-'ct diameterfo'f the piece to made and which has threads on the surface, the pitch of which corresponds ei'actl'fy'rV with the pitch of the threads to be formed onthe workpiece. The threads are of' a proper shape to give the desired lead or thrust to the cutter frame hereinafter to be described. v

Qn the opposite end of the shaft Gis a' workhold-ing chuckV or mandrel, designated generally as 9, which is preferably in the form shown in Figures? and 8. As illustrated in these gures, the yshaft 6 has a transverse' pin l0 therethrough at the innerend of the mandrel. Forwardly of this pin thev mandrel or shaft has alr portion ll Qfreduced diameteralongwhichis a keyway l2'.

There is a series of expansible collars I3l fitted about` the portion ll and between each two expansible collars is a metal ring l`4, which is provided-with a pin I5 that enters the keyway |72 so that the/collars I4' rotate with the spindle but are free to slide along on the spindle. The outermost end of the spindle is threaded, vas indicated `at i6 to receive a knurled nut I1. This nutbears against the endmost rubber collar I3. When th' nut l1 is turned relativelycto the spindle its inner end presses against'the first rubbercollar. This, in turn, presses against the first metal ring- I4-, which againv in turn transmits pressureto the second-rubber collar. From. the` second rubber collar pressure is transmitted through the second ring I4 to thethird rubber collar.A With 'this'l arrangement,all of the rubberv collars may be equally expanded, as-indicated in Figure 8., The workpiece, designated X in Figure 8 has an internal-diameter slightly larger than the normal diameter of the mandrel. ItV is slipped over the mandrel until its inner end contacts the cross pinl. Then the nut ll is turned to expand the rubber collars. Due to the f -act that the metal ring- I4 between thev rubber collars are keyed to the shaft and frictionally press against thefrubloer,y the rubber coll-ars cannot turn relatively to thejspi-ndle.v The work piece is thus vfrictonally held by the rubber collars to rotate with the spindle, To remove the Work piece the nut Il is of the pin 33 free of the support 33.

turned in the opposite direction and the resilience of the rubber rings causes the mandrel to collapse. This operation of mounting the work piece on the mandrel can be performed very quickly and rapidly and does not require a skilled ma 'chinist to apply and removethe work piece.

Mountedonthe bed of the machine inline with the headstock there is shown a tail stock 8 having a centering pin I9 therein, the headstock being provided with` a handled set screw for tightening the centering pin I9. The centering pin I9 is used in extraordinary circumstances butY normally this part of the machine is not required.

At the back of the bed of the lathe are two uprights 2| which carry bearing elements 22 at the top thereof. These bearing Velements support two parallel longitudinally extending shafts. The shaft atrthe rear is designated 23 and the other shaft is designated 24. The shaft 23 is both rotatable and slidable in theY bearing members 22. At the free left-hand end of thershaft'23, as viewedin Figures 1 andV 2, is a lever 25 that projects forwardly and which yhas a weighted handle Y2li at the free outer end thereof. This lever also carries near its outer end an adjustable clamp 2'|` that holds a follower pin 28. The pin 28 is adapted to be engaged with the threads of ther mandrel 8 so that when the mandrel 8 is rotated with the pin 28 engaged therewith, longitudinal movement will be imparted to the shaft 23.

Fixed to the shaft 23- between the two bearings 22 is aforwardly extending arm or arbor 29. At thefree end of this arbor is a holder 30 through which passes a vertically adjustable pin 3|.' The uppery end of the pin is illustratedV as having a knurled head 32 .to permit the pin to be turned for threading it up or down Vin the holder while the lower end ofthe pin 3| terminates in a rounded, hardened point 33.V

Secured to the bed of the lathe at the front thereof are two uprights 34 which are best seen in Figures 1r and 4 and on these uprights is carried a Vlongitudinally extending rail 35. Mounted on the'rail 35 are one or more saddle-like members 33 .having cam surfaces 3'| thereon. These camV surfaces are indicated as having a high flat top with a portionY 31a that inclines down to the surface of the rail 35.v The saddle members are adjustably held in position by set screws 38. To l Vthe left-hand side of the left-hand saddle mem'- ber 36, as viewed in'Y Figure 1, there is illustrated 1@block which is carried on the rail 35 and which has a flat top on which the terminal 33 of the "pin 3| normallyV rests"when the part 29 with the threading cutterhereinafter described'is not being used. This-block is designated 39.

' KYSuspended from the arm or holder 29 rearwardl- `ly of the pin 3| is a clamp 40 in which is a small electric motor 4|. This motor has a shaft on which is an abrasive thread'cutting wheel 42. l As shown in Figures l, 2 rand 3, when the terminal of therpin 3| is on the block 39, the cutter wheel 42 is to the left-hand end of the work piece, designated W and is elevatedV above the periphery of the work piece W.

Inoperation, Vthe operator, after putting the work piece W onto the mandrel, lifts up on the handle 2S Vat the lefthand end of the machine to a slight extent, which also lifts the point 3| y Then by pulling on the handle 26 the -rod 23 isjcaused to move lengthwise ofthe bed ofthe lathe until the rabrasive wheel 42 is in a predetermined position 1over the work piece. Then the operator lowers Cit the lever 25 entering the follower pinY 28 in the threads of the formingmandrel 8. This lowers the cutting wheel against the periphery of the work piece and as the mandrel vand Work piece rotate the pin 28 followsrthe lead screw in the mandrel 8, sliding the shaft 23 longitudinally, and

^ thereby mgvesthe cuttervalong the work piece as hard in the lead screw of the guide mandrel 8. Y

the workpiece is revolvedrto cut a thread in the periphery of the workpiece in theV manner illustrated in Figure 4. When the cutter has traveled a predetermined extent toward the right as viewed in Figures 1, 2 and 4, the pin 3| climbs the inclined cam surfaces-3`|a to lift the arbor 29 and raise the cutter wheel out of engagement with y the work piece. This at the same time disengages the pin. `28 from the lead screw on the guide mandrel 8.

In this way, provision is made for cutting a thread on the work. The guide mandrel 8 has a lead screw which corresponds to the threadV vcutter, Valthough they may also be used Vin `this way. The pin 3|, riding on the surface of rthe rail or steady rest 35 between the saddle elements 36, regulates the depth to which the Vthread is cut and prevents the follower pin 28 from bearing too The abrasive wheel 42 is primarily for the purpose of cutting threads. For cutting the work piece'to length, forfturn'ing it down to a proper diameter and performing machining operations other than threading, a second abrasive wheel 45 is provided. The abrasive wheel 45, except for y a small portion of its periphery, is enclosed in a guard 46 and is carried on the shaft of a small motor 4|. This motor is clamped at the ends of 'two arms 43 that extend downfrom a sleeve 49 y on its right-hand end a xedarm 5|)Y to the free Afrom th'e right-hand post 2|.

The other The end of which is attached a link 5|. end of the link 5| connects to a lever 52.

free end of the lever 52 projects forwardly to Y Y provide a handle which the operator may grasp.

The rear end of the lever 52 is loosely pivoted at 53 to a fixed support'54 extending laterally for'the lever 52 enables the lever 52 to be swung upwardly, as indicated by the arrow in Figure 3,

yand also permits it to be Yswung horizontally, asV :indicated by the arrow in Figure 2. Any 'movement of the lever 52 is transmitted through the the abrasive wheel 45 willswing upwardly so that it will not only engage the periphery of the work piece but actually cut entirely through the work piece to the mandrel. VThis isY the manner in The loose pivot' notch 59.

acca-427 which the .cutting-off operations are' performed and'i'n order that the wheel may be'broughtinto cutting-off position only at predeterminedl'ocations and can then be lifted only sufficiently to cutv through the work piece without cutting into the supporting mandrel, a-n ladjustable stop arrangement is provided. Adjustably clamped on the shaft 24 near the right-hand bearing 2-2 is a collar 55 having an upwardly projecting finger 56 thereon. Carried on the bearing member 22 is a lug 511 in which is adjustably fixed ahorizontally extending pinv 58. This pin has a notch 59 therein.

Likewise, near the left-hand bearing 2'2 the shaft 24- has another-adjustable'collar 55 with afnger 56 projecting radially therefrom. Lug 5T on the left-hand bearing blook22 carries an adjustably fixed pin or shaft 58 in which is a The collars 55 Vand 55 are so positioned on the shaft 24 that no matter where the shaft 24 is moved longitudinally, oneor the other of the fingers 56, 56 will be alongsidey its respective pin or shaft 58 or 58. For example, in Figure 2 the finger 56 is beyond its pin 58" but the finger 56 is opposite its pin 58. If the shaft 24 is moved to the left as viewed in Figure 2, finger 56 will come alongside shaft 58 before linger 56'clears the shaft or stud 58.

The radial position of the collars 55 and 55 with their respective ngers 56 and 56 is such that the shaft 24 can rotate to lift th'e Vcutter wheel v45 a predetermined distance such as may be necessary to perform some machining operation on the surface of the work piece. Beyond this range of movement, however, the shaft 24 cannot rotate because one or the other of the fingers 56 or 56' will be brought tight against its stud 58 or 53. Only when one of the fingers 56 or 5S is clear of its respective stud and the other finger is opposite its respective notch 59 or 59 can the shaft 24 be rotated beyond this position. If, however, one of the fingers happens to be in register with its notch and the other finger is clear of its stud, an additional slight vmovement may be given the shaft 24 suiiicient i fore the cutter wheel could not be raised to a l distance suicient to cut the work piece in two. Before this could be done' it would be necessary to shift the shaft 24 to bring the finger 56 into register with the notch 59', at which time the finger 56 would be entirely lclear of the stud: 58,

or it would be necessary to shift the shaft 24 toward the rightv to bring the finger 56 into register with the notch 59, in which case finger'56' wouldv be` entirely olea-r ofl its limitingstudl 58. Only in two positions, therefore, can'the cut-off 'wheel' be raised to a point where it will cut the work piece in two and these points can be' adjustably predetermined for a particular piece of work through the adjustment of the collars and the limiting studs 58 and 58'.

As hereinbefore indicated,l the lingers 56' and 56! allow some movement of the wheel 45 into engagement with the work piece'but the range of movement is limited to adistanceless than that required for cutting the'v piece in two. To

accomplished by the finger 5S and '56'.

` e'zxten'di-ng arm 60, having al yoke 6| at th'e free 'endJthereof' In each arm of the yoke is a set screw, these set screws being designated 62 and ,53. Mounted on a bracket 64 at'the rear of the mlachine is a tem'plet 65 which is positioned between the inner terminals of the two set screws 62 andi 63. 'As the shaft 24 moves back and forth theyoke 6| moves along the templet 65. When they lever 52 is operated to rotate the shaft 24 to raise the cutter wheel the setl screw 53 movesaway from the templet and the set screw 62' moves toward the templet. The clearance betweenthe set screw 62 andv the templet limits the arc through which the arm-66 may swing `and therefore limits the arc'through which the shaft 24 Ican rotate. If it is desired to'ma'chine the work piece so that it will, for example, have a, tapered periph'ery instead of being Ya cylinder, the templet may bevwedge-shaped. The weight of the abrasive wheell and its motor 411 tends to urge the cutter away from the work andA to hold the set screw 63 against the surface of thetempiet. Ii' the templet is wedge-shaped it is apparent that th'e yoke 6I will be cammed towardv the left as viewed in Figure 5', tending to gradualljr raise theV cutter wheel' as the cutter wheel is moved along the work piece, thus causing a taper to be ground on the surface of the' work piece.

By making the templet of aproper shape and of sufiicient lengthit may control the movement ofthe-'cutter wheel 45 to the cutting-offposit'ion and thus also accomplish the function that vis More often, however, it is desirable to use but ashort templet 65 and in many cases to use no templet at allf and to rely on the fingers 5S and`5'6to limit the swinging movement of the grinding wheel 45 tol both the surfacing and the cutting-off positions. It is more simple, where there is no taper' or particularly peculiar' shapel involved, to use the fingers 56 and 56' rather than a templet. Also, there are cases in which the templet' 65 maybe a relatively short templet, in which 'case 'it' is used to control some operation on the work piece while the fingers 5t and 56' control other operations.

The arbor-29 is upwardly arched so that it will clear the sleeve 49 on the shaft 24, permitting the threa'dcutt'ing grinder 42 to move in one diirection over the grinding wheel 45' and its asso- `ciated parts; when perhaps these parts are moving' in the opposite direction; The two grinders can be shifted back and forth without interference from eachother.

In using theV lathe for the production of ceramic articles the ceramic forms are cut from a length of extruded ceramic material, preferably before the material is fired. The work piece which has been formed in-ths-way is thenv puton the mandrel of the machine, preferably before the ceramic has been fired, and the necessary machining operationaincluding turning the surface, cutting off accurately to` length, the machining of endl faces and threading, or any other like operations, are carried' out, after' which the machined. piece is fired. The mandrel for holdin'gthe work isI such that the' work piece can be very easily put on it and securedl to the mandrel without there being relative rotation between the worky and the mandrel. Thisgoper# lation requires no special skill on the part ofthe operator. The performance of all succeeding Voperations can then becarried out andunskilled laborv can very'quickly be trained to perform the sequence of steps required while the construction of the Vlathe is such that .there is very'little likelihood of a piece being damaged due to the cutter wheel being raised `,at thewrong time or raised too far. The cutting of the threads can always beindexed to an index marlnot shown, on the man-` drel so that the length of the thread produced on the work piece will `be absolutely uniform on a succession of pieces. i rIhe lathe can be cheaply constructed and very quickly adjusted by a mechanicV yfor the performance ofthe particular work which is to be run., p f

4While we have illustrated and described one particularembodiment of our invention, it will be understood that this is by way of illustration Vand that various changes and modifications may bey made in the construction within the contemplation of our invention and under the scope `of the following claims. l f

We claim: Y Y v 1. A lathe adapted for turning, threading and cutting to length coil forms of ceramic composition of the characterV described comprising a fixed lspindlerbearing support a spindle having a work- `holding mandrel thereon, a rock shaft disposed parallel with the spindle and supported for axial as well as rotative movement, a cutter wheel mounted on said rocker arm in such a manner as to be movable in an arc towa'rd and away from theaxis of the spindle and movable also lengthwise of the axis of the spindle, and adjustable means including an adjustably fixed control member disposed in parallel relation to said rock shaft, and a member carried by said rock shaft and adjustable axially thereof and cooperating with said control member for limiting the arcuate movement of the cutter wheel to different ranges along the longitudinal path of travel of the cutter wheel.

2. A lathe adapted for turning, threading, and 4 tudinally, a fixed templet, and means Vcarried on and to move it longitudinally, and adjustable f means for limiting the rotative movement of the rock shaft to different ranges in different posi- Ytions, said adjustable means including Van arm extending from said rock shaft, a templet disposed in v4parallel relation with said rock shaft, and means'on said arm arranged to cooperate with said templet to limit rotative movementof the rock shaft in either direction within an adjustably determined range, for anyone of a Y number of givenlongitudinal positions along Ysaid templet. Y

3JA lathe of the character' described comprising a spindle having a work-holding mandrel thereon, a rock shaftfparallel with the spindle and supported for axial as well asY rotative movement, a bracket carried on Asaid rock shaft, a motor and abrasive wheel driven by the motor mounted on said bracket whereby the abrasive wheel may be moved back and forth in an arc relative-to the spindle, means for operating the .rock shaft to rotate it and rvtovmove it longituvdinally, and an arm extending radially from said rock shaft having aY yoke at the free end thereof, opposed set screws in said yoke providing` adjustable 'abutments and a templet along which the yoke moves and positioned between said abutk ments for limiting the rocking movement of said rock shaft. Y

4. A lathe of the character described comprising a spindle having a work-holding mandrel thereon, a rock shaft parallel with the spindle and supported for axial as well as rotative move- Y ment, a bracket carried on said rock shaft, a motor and abrasive wheel driven by the motor mounted on said bracket whereby the'abrasive wheel may be moved back and forth and in an arc relatively to the spindle, means forfoperating the rock shafty to rotate it and to move it longithe rock shaft engaging opposite faces of the templet for regulating the arcuate movement of said rock shaft. Y Y

5. A. lathe of the character described comprising a bed s ructure, a spindle having a workhclding mandrel supported over the bed structure, a rock shaft supported over the bed strucv ture parallel with the spindle, said rock shaft being mounted for axial as well as rotative movement, an abrasive wheel and driving motor for said wheel eccentrically supported on the rock shaft whereby rotation of said rock shaft moves the abrasive wheel toward or away from the work holder on the spindle and longitudinal movement of the shaft causes'the abrasive wheel YVto move along the work holder, and a common operating element for sliding and rotating the rock shaft.

6.Y A lathe of Jthe character described comprising a bed structure, a spindle having a workholding mandrel supported over the Ybed structure, a rock shaft supported over the bed structure parallel with the spindle, said rock shaft said wheel eccentrically supported on the rockY shaft whereby rotation of said rock shaft moves the abrasive wheel toward or away from the work holder .on the spindle and longitudinal'movement of the shaft causes the abrasive wheel to move along the work holder, and a forwardly projecting hand lever movable in a vertical arc and in a horizontal arc operatively connected Vwith said rock shaft for operating it.

7. A lathe of the character described comprising a bed structure, a spindle having a workholding mandrel supported over the bed structure, a rock shaft supported over the bedV structure parallel withthe spindle, said rock shaft being mounted for axial as well as rotative movement, an abrasive wheel and driving motor for lsaid wheel eccentrically supported on the rock shaft whereby rotation of said rock shaft moves the abrasive wheel toward or away from the Vwork holder on the spindle and longitudinal movement of the shaft causing the abrasive'wheel to move along the work holder, a common operating element for sliding and rotating Ytherock shaft, a fixed stud-shaft adjustably fixed relatively to the bed parallel with said'rock shaft Y and having a notch therein, and a collar adjustably mounted on the .rocky shaft lhaving a finger thereon adapted to contact said stud shaft when the rock shaft is rotated and to enter said Anotch when it is in line with said notch, said stud point where the finger is in alignment with the notch.

8. A lathe of the class described comprising a bed structure having a spindle supported thereon, said spindle having a work-holding mandrel at one end thereof and having a threaded guide mandrel at the other end thereof, a rock shaft supported over the bed parallel with the spindle and being supported to slide axially as well as rotate about its axis, an arm extending forwardly from said shaft having a means thereon adapted to engage the threaded guide mandrel whereby said mandrel may be engaged or disengaged by arcuatemovement of the rock shaft, an arm on said rock shaft extending forwardly therefrom over the work-holding mandrel, said arm having a supporting post at its forward end, a rest structure mounted on the bed forwardly of the spindle on which said post may rest, and a thread cutting tool suspended from said arm for engagement with a work piece on the work-holding mandrel.

9. A lathe of the class described comprising a bed structure having a spindle supported thereon, said spindle having a work-holding mandrel at one end thereof and having a threaded guide mandrel at the other end thereof, a rock shaft supported over the bed parallel with the spindle and being supported to slide axially as well as rotatevabout its axis, an arm extending forwardly from said shaft having a means thereon adapted to engage the threaded guide mandrel whereby said mandrel may be engaged or disengaged by arcuate movement of the rock shaft, an arm on said rock shaft extending forwardly therefrom over the work-holding mandrel, said arm having a supporting post at its forward end, a rest structure mounted on the bed forwardly of the spindle on which said post may rest, and a motor driven abrasive thread cutting wheel suspended from vthe arm intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to engage a work piece on the workholding mandrel, the rocking of the rock shaft serving to raise and lower the abrasive wheel with respect to the work piece.

10. A lathe of the class described comprising a bed structure having a spindle supported thereon, said spindle having a work-holding mandrel at one end thereof and having a threaded guide mandrel at the other end thereof, a rock' shaft supported over the bed parallel with the spindle and being supported to slide axially as well as rotate about its axis, an arm extending forwardly from said shaft having a means thereon adapted to engage the threaded guide mandrel whereby said mandrel may be engaged or disengaged by arcuate movement of the rock shaft, an arm on said rock shaft extending forwardly therefrom over the work-holding mandrel, said arm having a supporting post at its forward end, a rest structure mounted on the bed forwardly of the spindle on which said post may rest, and a motor driven abrasive thread-cutting wheel suspended from the arm intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to engage a work piece on the workholding mandrel, the rocking of the rock shaft serving to raise and lower the abrasive wheel with respect to the work piece, the rest at the front of the spindle having portions thereof of greater height than other portions whereby the abrasive wheel is held out of contact with the work piece when the said post is on the higher parts of said support and engaged with the work when it is on the lower parts of said support.

11. A lathe of the class described comprising a bed structure having a spindle supported thereon, said spindle having a work-holding mandrel at one end thereof and having a threaded guide mandrel at the other end thereof, a rock shaft supported over theA bed parallel with the spindle and being supported to slide axially as well as rotate about its axis, an arm extending forwardly from said shaft having a means thereon adapted to engage the threaded guide mandrel whereby said mandrel may be engaged or disengaged by arcuate movement of the rock shaft, an arm on said rock shaft extending forwardly therefrom over the work-holding mandrel, said arm having a supporting post at its forward end, a rest structure mounted on the bed forwardly of the spindle on which said post mayrest, a motor driven abrasive thread-cutting wheel suspended from the arm intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to engage a work piece on the work-holding mandrel, the rocking of the rock shaft serving to raise and lower the abrasive wheel with respect to the work piece, the rest at the front of the spindle having portions thereof of greater height than other portions whereby the abrasive wheel is held out of contact with the work piece when the said post is on the higher parts of said support and engaged with the work when it is on the lower parts of said support, and spaced adjustable means on the support for determining the range of thread cutting movement of the abrasive wheel longitudinally of the work piece.

' SEMON H. STUPAKOFF.

RAWSON E. STARK, 

